Houthis free prisoners amid Red Sea tension

by Not A Newt: Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud

Houthis have freed hundreds of fighters and supporters from opposing detention facilities while directing hostility toward Saudi Crown Price MBS with threats of retaliation. Joe Kent frames the escalating regional tensions as a direct result of counterproductive policies in the Middle East & because of this senseless war in Iran. The situation is heating up, but the uncertainty remains: will Saudi leadership and the US administration allow Houthi expansion across Yemen and control of the Red Sea?